Should I draft John Means or Reese Olson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Reese Olson.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Reese Olson · Hip (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.58	0.31
ADP	255.17	254.78
PROJ	206.00	187.00

W	7	7
L	6	9
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	130.0
H	107	128
ER	53	63
K	89	120
BB	23	59
ERA	4.11	4.36
WHIP	1.12	1.44

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	51.0	94.0
W	2	0
L	0	4
SV	0	0
IP	17.2	47.1
H	15	32
ER	6	11
K	15	41
BB	0	15
ERA	3.14	2.10
WHIP	.87	1.00

Recent News
	John Means delivers in decisive victory Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Brandon Hyde on quality at-bats, John Means' outing \| 05/17/2024 Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com John Means Shines with Orioles: First Home Win Since 2021 Sparks Success in 2024 MLB Season Published May 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orioles beat Mariners in John Means' first home win since 2021 Published May 17th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun John Means fans four vs. Mariners \| 05/17/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' John Means: Nabs second win Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' John Means: Improves to 2-0 Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports O's game blog: John Means faces the Mariners in the Seattle series opener Published May 17th, 2024 via MASNsports.com	Reese Olson Exits After Taking Comebacker To Hip Published May 20th, 2024 Fantasy Baseball Week 9 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers feature Reese Olson, Clarke Schmidt Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reese Olson & Tarik Skubal Stabilize Upstart Tigers' Rotation Published May 19th, 2024 via SportsGrid Reese Olson's Emerging Impact on the Detroit Tigers Published May 19th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune Fantasy Baseball Week 9 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Reese Olson, Clarke Schmidt Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Players to Trade Now: Ranger Suarez, Reese Olson, Max Kepler Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Detroit Tigers: Reese Olson has historic lack of run support Published May 15th, 2024 via 97.1 The Ticket Detroit Tigers: Hard Luck Stories of Reese Olson, Jack Flaherty & Colt Keith Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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